Who you got: Sean White or Jeremy Johnson?

Auburn quarterback Sean White (13) and Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson (6) warm up before the NCAA football game between Auburn and Mississippi State on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Auburn, Ala.(Photo: .Albert Cesare/Montgomery Advertiser)

AUBURN— Sean White made plays — and mistakes, too.

In his first collegiate start, the redshirt freshman completed 20-of-28 passes for 188 yards, cut loose a 31-yard run, but threw an interception, should have thrown two more, was sacked four times and fumbled.

So the question becomes would the results have been the same had Jeremy Johnson started or was starting White the best move for Auburn?

Johnson has had his moments (game-tying touchdown pass in OT win versus Jacksonville State, 65-yard touchdown run at LSU, but he threw six interceptions in three games, lost a fumble and was sacked five times in 45-21 loss to the Tigers.

So he probably would've made errors too, but Johnson has more experience in the offense and may have made plays that White didn't based on his knowledge of the system. However, Johnson needed to sit to really understand how badly he was playing.

Auburn should stick with White for San Jose State. Despite Auburn failing to score a touchdown for the firs time under Gus Malzahn White wasn't the reason Auburn lost Saturday. If the Tigers win as they should next week, they need to use that bye week to get White ready for a Thursday night game at Kentucky and turn him loose in Lexington.

If Auburn does all those things and White fails to get it done against the Wildcats, it should go back to Johnson and let the junior from Montgomery finish the season out.

It was his team to start the season. Gus Malzahn should let Johnson finish it out to give him a shot to reclaim the team for next season. If Johnson doesn't get it done, then White is your guy going into spring ball.